Iron last and stand



Sept. 13, 1932.

T. REND LE IRON LAST AND STAND Filed March 5, 1929 Patented Sept. 13, 1932 THOMAS RENDLE, or OTTA A, ILIYLINOIS IRON LAST AND STAND Application filedMarch My invention refers to shoe repairing stands on handwork; and is an improvement on my U. S. No. 1,686,467, dated Oct. 2nd,

1928; and the objects of the invention conslst 6 in providing a'special last and base in one piece; to cooperate with the whole socket last and a two sole last, a whole cleat last; also a heel part to cooperate with the cleats of a two sole last, a shoe holder tapered one Way having an aperture opening at one slde enclosing the standard, and a base band to assist in binding the base. i

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the vaccompanying drawing, 1n which? V Figure 1 is a detailed View of the stand Figure 2 is a side elevation of the stand in one piece;

Figure 3 is a plain view. of the base band Figure 4: is a side view of the whole cleat last transversely mounted. Similar figures refer to similar parts throughout the several views: A corrugated standard 1, being provided with a tapered circular last mount 2 fixed at one end, and a special tapered circular last cleat 2 at one side and a special slot mount 4, at one end. The opposite end of the standard is provided with a rigidly fixed base 5 having four projections 6 at the opposite end, in lieu of the separate baseand base spindle. A whole last 7 being provided with a tapered circular socket 7 and a tapered. brim having a concave groove 7 in front and a similar groove 7 behind the socket, whereby said last is locked from rotation, to cooperate with the special circular last mounts reversely to extend the heel; the two solelasts are rigidly fixed together in opposite directions, having a tapered concave groove at each side 8 and a curve at the end of each cleat; to cooperate with thetapered slot between the circular last mounts, reversely a 4 heel part 9 having a tapered projecting breast and two tapered'arms circular at the inner sides, and the whole cleat last 10 being provided with a tapered, rigidly fixed cleat mount 10' and a tapered concave groove at each side 10 and a curve at one end posir be held and released 1929. Serial 10. 344,295.

tioned between the circular mounts, a shoe holding device 11 having an aperture open- I ing at one" side to encircle the corrugated standard and having a looped strap connected nect a shoe, a rigidly fixed base at the oppoo site end of the standard provided with four tapered perforated projections at the opposite sides and a perforated base band adapted to receive fasteners, whereby the stand may port.

The method of operation is as follows: And consists in a shoe repairing stand'and refers to iron lasts and stand provided with a special last mount to cooperate with a few 7 last parts of diverse kinds for mending the soles and heels of shoes inall sizes; and the I advantages consist intheir stability and coin-' pactness and the shoe-holder and the band to assist in holding the shoe and the stand in different positions. I i 7 Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new'and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States is: Y The combination in a shoe repairing stand a special tapered slot mount therebetweenf ij adapted to co-operate with the socket of a whole last, and the cleats of a two sole last 7 and the cleat of a whole lastpositioned be-- tween the two circular mounts, a two sole'last, V a heel part having a breast projection and the' two tapered arms circular at the inner sides to co-operate with the cleats of the two sole last and a slot between the circular mounts, a shoe holder provided with a gripping device tapered one way to co-operate with the corrugated standard and a looped strap fastened to the holder to connect a shoe, a rigidly fixed base at theopposite endrof the standard provided with four perforatedtapered' oo to reverse the last sup- 65 projections at the opposite sides, and a perforated base band adapted to receive fasteners; whereby the stand may be held and released to reverse the last support.

Signed at Ottawa, in the county of La Salle and State of Illinois.

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